ggw wk 7 - what do we bring to the...

Week 7

What Do We BringTo The Text?

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Burning Questions & Answers

Q:HowhasJesus’interactionwiththeWomaninthewell(John4)impactedtheSamaritan

peopletoday?AretheremorepeoplepracticingChristianitythansamaritanism?Isthatwhat

theirreligioniscalled?

Q:HowhasJesus’interactionwiththeWomaninthewell(John4)impactedtheSamaritan

peopletoday?AretheremorepeoplepracticingChristianitythansamaritanism?Isthatwhat

theirreligioniscalled?

Q:WhatisthemainpurposeofMatthew,Mark,LukeandJohn?Whatistheneedofhaving

differentperspectivestellingthesamestory?Ifthemainpoint/messageisthesame,whyistherea

needtotellitindifferentways?

Q:HaveyouusedtheBlueLetterBibleonlineasaresource?Justwantedtogetyourthoughtsaboutit.Ienjoyedusingitformydevotionandstudies.Wouldyourecommendittoothers?

Beawarethatcommentariesofferedforfreeonlinearegenerallygoingtobeprettydated(i.e.AthanasiusOfAlexandria,c.AD300’s),independentlypublished(i.e.,oftennotpeer-reviewed),andpotentiallydisplayingcertainpronouncedtheologicalleaningsintheircontent.

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Video Lecture

PREUNDERSTANDING

Preunderstanding refers to all of our preconceived notions and understanding that we bring to the text, which have been formulated, both consciously and subconsciously, before we actually study the text in detail.

PREUNDERSTANDING

The Dangers of Preunderstanding:

•  Pride

•  Theological Agenda

•  Familiarity

•  Cultural Baggage

PREUNDERSTANDING

Pride “encourages us to think that we have got the correct meaning before we have made the appropriate effort to recover it. Pride does not listen. It knows.”

- Kevin Vanhoozer

PREUNDERSTANDING

What is interpretational reflex?

The automatic transportation of the biblical text into our cultural world.

PREUNDERSTANDING

The Impact of Interpretational Reflex?

•  We fill in the gaps in the biblical text with explanations and background from our culture.

•  Our cultural background limits the possibilities of a text even before we grapple with the intended meaning.

PREUNDERSTANDING

What is a foundational belief

While we must let our preunderstanding change each time we study the passage, foundational beliefs do not change as we read a passage. Foundational beliefs are connected to our overall view of the Bible.

PREUNDERSTANDING

Evangelical Foundational Beliefs

•  The Bible is the Word of God.

•  The Bible is trustworthy and true.

•  God has entered into human history; the the supernatural does occur.

•  The Bible is not contradictory; it is unified, yet diverse.

VIDEO:ThePeopledNatureofInterpretationJeannineBrown,2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9epTN0b6FP4

Activity

Describeyourfamilybackgroundinregardtoculturalinfluences.Discussaswellasyoucanbothyourmother(andherfamily)andyourfather(andhisfamily).Includeanyotherfamiliesthatmayhaveinfluencedyouaswell.Foreach,discussattitudesandviewstowardreligion,family,work,education,andwealth.Describethesocioeconomiclocationofyourfamilyanditsreligiouscontext.Also,howdomembersofyourfamilytendtorelatetoeachother?Doesyourfamilytendtobewarmandhuggyorcoldanddistant?Finally,trytorelatetheserelationshipbackgroundstoyourownsetofvaluesandoutlooks.Whathaveyourretained?Whathaveyourejected?

Bonus:Apartfromyourfamily,canyouthinkoftheothersignificant“peopleintheroom”withyouasyoureadtheBible?

HOUSEKEEPING •  Attendance •  Books & Payment •  Read Ch. 6 “Literary Context” this

week •  Submit questions:

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